ENGLAND'S EMIGRATION QUESTION.
VIEWS OF MR. HENNIEERHEATON. . ;'., THE LAND SHOULD BE ' OPENED. .' V : l By Telegraph.—Press Association.— , * . •.' * ' ,- ■ y' ' \ .■ '•■-< -LoKDOJ?,' November _ 22,/; ;• ; Me. Henniker-Hijatox, M.P. who is on a visit to Sydney, advises that a careful examination should be made ■■' of ; people such as v General Booth wished to send out. He would nob have Londoners, because they are; unsuited to country life. After making a visit to Canada he was convinced that Australia was a better' country for immigrants. Scotland and Ireland were losing population to the extent of a quarter of a million yearly, and the country , could not stand the strain. . There was t plenty of room at Home if the land could be made available. Under new land laws in Ireland tenants ab the rate of 10,000 a year were becoming peasant proprietors. If that in England there would be no talk of surplus population.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13032, 24 November 1905, Page 5
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148ENGLAND'S EMIGRATION QUESTION. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13032, 24 November 1905, Page 5
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